McKenzie's A1C

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                        McKenzie and Dr. Varma

                             A1C  6.8  YAY!!!!!

We just got home from taking McKenzie to see Dr. Varma, her endocrinologist. He has been our hero in the diabetes fight from day one. As many times as he has told me “everything is going to be OK” none of us have ever seen him smile. Today he smiled ear to ear and gave McKenzie a huge hug. This was McKenzie’s three month visit. Her A1C blood test, the average of her blood sugar levels came back at a perfect 6.8. It has gone down an entire point since she got the pump. The Doctor warned us that most kids and even adults get complacent when they get a pump and their A1C jumps at least a point the first three months. We are very excited and super proud. Dr. Varma, Dr. B, Nurse Dreama, Nurse Alley, Mrs. Margie, Nurse Christy, Mrs. Ladd, Mrs. Lopez, CC, Kevin, Nanny, Paw Paw Bruce, Jenny, Taylor, Amanda, Tracey, Stacy, PK, Alex, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Peirce, Mr. Jones, Sue Anne wow lots of thank you hugs to give out. We have had a few rough days here and there and that will continue I am sure. Overall McKenzie is setting herself up to have a wonderful and healthy future. I do not want her to have to deal with complications from this later in life. She is proud and when asked if she is on a special diet she always says “no not really just have to count everything and tell Spencer what I eat”. Her body fat index is a little low because she is all muscle. She thought that was a bad thing, she is happy now that she understands it though. She is also going to be taller than me like her sister already is. McKenzie I love you and am so proud of you.


            Nurse Dreama

                

                        Nurse Alley